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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = K. M. Shaji <br/> കെ.എം. ഷാജി
| image =
| alt = Shri. K. M. Shaji

| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)|Azhikode]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2011|06|01|df=yes}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = M. Prakashan Master
| successor = 

| office2 = President of the Kerala Muslim Youth League
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2007}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|2011}}
| predecessor2 = Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal
| successor2 = Adv. P. M. Sadiqali

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kaniyambetta]], [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]<br>(present day [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]]), [[Kerala]], India
| birth_name =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]

| party = [[Indian Union Muslim League]]
| otherparty = 
| occupation = [[Politician]]

| spouse =
| children =
| parents =
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| website =
}}

'''K. M. Shaji''' (born 22 December 1971) is an Indian politician belonging to the [[Indian Union Muslim League]], and a member of the [[Kerala Legislature]] representing [[Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)|Azhikode constituency]]. He is the president of [[Muslim Youth League]] in [[Kerala]], a secretariat member of the League,<ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. K. M. Shaji, President, Kerala State Muslim Youth League addressing the gathering at Rajendra Maidan, Cochin|url=http://www.indianunionmuslimleague.in/content/mr-km-shaji-president-kerala-state-muslim-youth-league-addressing-gathering-rajendra-maidan-|publisher=Indian Union Muslim League|accessdate=23 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105733/http://www.indianunionmuslimleague.in/content/mr-km-shaji-president-kerala-state-muslim-youth-league-addressing-gathering-rajendra-maidan-|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Legislative Assembly: IUML MLAs|url=http://www.indianunionmuslimleague.in/content/kerala-legislative-assembly-iuml-mlas|publisher=Indian Union Muslim League|accessdate=23 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224100003/http://www.indianunionmuslimleague.in/content/kerala-legislative-assembly-iuml-mlas|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shri. K. M. Shaji|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/k_m_shaji.htm|publisher=Kerala Legislative Assembly|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Shaji elected MYL State president|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/shaji-elected-myl-state-president/article1858163.ece|accessdate=23 December 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 June 2007}}</ref> and the treasurer of the Muslim League parliamentary party.

He was disqualified as an MLA by the [[Kerala High Court|High Court of Kerala]] on 9 November 2018 on allegations of communalizing the [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] held in the Azhikode assembly constituency,<ref>{{cite web|title=HC disqualifies Azhikode MLA KM Shaji|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/hc-disqualifies-azhikode-mla-km-shaji-1.3294643|publisher=Mathrubhumi English|accessdate=9 November 2018}}</ref> which was later stayed by the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=SC stays KM Shaji’s disqualification verdict|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/sc-stays-km-shaji-s-disqualification-verdict-1.3345427|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/sc-stays-km-shaji-s-disqualification-verdict-1.3345427|title=SC stays KM Shaji’s disqualification verdict|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>

==Early life==
He contested in the 2006 general assembly election from [[Eravipuram (State Assembly constituency)|Eravipuram constituency]] in [[Kollam]] and lost to [[A. A. Aziz]] of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2006-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 2006 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2019-01-07}}</ref>

===Assembly election candidature history===
{| width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Constituency
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Opponent
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Result
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Margin
|----
|2006
|[[Eravipuram (State Assembly constituency)|Eravipuram]]
|[[A. A. Aziz]] ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |24,049<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2006-election-results.html |title=2006 - Kerala Election Results |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2020-11-06}}</ref>
|----
|2011
|[[Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)|Azhikode]]
|M. Prakashan Master ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]])
|style="background: #98FB98;" |Won
|style="background: #98FB98;" |493<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2011-election-results.html |title=2011 - Kerala Election Results |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2020-11-06}}</ref>
|----
|2016
|[[Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)|Azhikode]]
|[[M. V. Nikesh Kumar]] ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]])
|style="background: #98FB98;" |Won
|style="background: #98FB98;" |2,287<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2016-election-results.html |title=2016 - Kerala Election Results |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2020-11-06}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Indian Union Muslim League]]

==References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaji, K..}}
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Union Muslim League politicians]]
[[Category:People from Wayanad district]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–]]

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K. M. Shaji - Revision history

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